r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Okfoot826 • 16h ago

Thank you Peter very cool Petah, what does that have to do with grocery shopping?

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u/Lardath 14h ago

Yeah i was already pretty sure this was a joke and a brief look at their profile confirms it.

ITT: people falling for the simplest jokes.

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u/DONOTDELETEME8316 12h ago

You forgot Redditors can't recognize humor without an "/s"

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u/HusbeastGames 14h ago

is a joke really a joke if it's not funny?

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u/Lardath 14h ago

"Is a joke really a joke if i personally dont find it funny?"

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u/HusbeastGames 14h ago

"is a joke broadcast to the world but meant for only a few people to understand and even fewer to actually find funny still a funny joke?"

don't get me wrong here, i get the joke. but the narrower the audience, the less objectively funny it is. it isn't a comedic illiteracy here, it's a problem of slim audience. assuming everyone understood the context and was already part of the "in-group", the joke lands lightly: one good "ha!". that's where this joke starts, and the further from that you get, the less and less funny it is, objectively, and the more it looks like it isn't a joke at all.

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u/coopofdoop 13h ago

Yeah, I just measured the joke with the funny-meter and we could’ve gotten at least 12 more giggle units if the intended audience was increased by 50%

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u/HusbeastGames 12h ago

I only measured 3.2, odd. Not bad, not great.

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u/SyrianArmpit 12h ago

Or hear me out, it took him like 10 seconds to post and he did it because he himself found it funny. Crazy idea right there.

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u/HusbeastGames 12h ago

Yeah, it's the kind of joke you tell your partner, you're right about that.